Word: blanded
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...story, Belli, despite his name, is Jewish. Here he is simply "Russian." In the story, Miss O'Meaghan sits atop a gravestone and imitates Helen Morgan singing Don't Ever Leave Me-and is interrupted by a file of shocked Negro mourners. Here she is given a bland song (lyrics supplied by Eleanor Perry because rights to the original were prohibitively expensive) and is interrupted by shocked whites. The erosion of such fine details leaves the viewer with admiration for performances rather than the movie; for surface rather than substance...
...name of God. Cox looks at the churches and sees little enough of joy. The Good News is bad news, especially for the poor. The Church is in many instances a non-prophet organization living on the prestige of dead saints. It is more a case of the "bland leading the bland...
...Democrats, in a ripping primary, nominated Robert Meyner, 61, for Governor; he held the office from 1954 to 1961. The Republicans also fought a tough primary, which was won by William Cahill, 57, a six-term Congressman who was virtually unknown outside of his district. Cahill, an amiable but bland campaigner, overcame his recognition problem in a series of twelve debates with Meyner, some of them televised. Few policy differences emerged between the two moderates, and Election Eve projections indicated the closest of contests. Thus, Cahill's 60% majority astonished the state...
Even dictators face death, and on that certitude Spain's Francisco Franco, 76 and ailing, has for months been fashioning a succession to his liking. Three months ago, he decreed the restoration of a constitutional monarchy after his death; at his direction, Spain's Parliament designated bland, handsome Juan Carlos de Borbón y Borbón, 31, as eventual Chief of State. To ensure that the actual governing of Spain will be in expert hands, Franco has also been planning the Cabinet that he wants to leave in charge of the country. Last week...
...state that we are without leadership as we are now bereft of the towering presence of John F. Kennedy and instead have that bland Richard Nixon thrust upon...